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Women's Tennis Upsets No. 9 Arizona State

TUCSON, Ariz. - The No. 25 Arizona women's tennis team capped off the season on Saturday by defeating No. 9 ranked Arizona State 4-3. The victory was Arizona's first over the Sun Devils since 1998.

With the team score tied 3-3, Arizona freshman Maja Mlakar, ranked No. 18, pulled off one of the biggest come-from-behind victories in the short history of UA women's tennis. After dropping the first set in a tiebreaker to ASU's No. 15 ranked Adria Angel, Mlakar went down 0-3 in the second set before rallying to tie at 4 games apiece. The second set also went to a tiebreaker and Mlakar eventually won 7-6 (14-12). She would win the third set in a tiebreaker to win her match, 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, and secure the 4-3 victory for the Wildcats.

In doubles action, Arizona dropped all three doubles matches to the Sun Devils. In the No. 1 doubles match, ASU's No. 13 team of Adria Engel and Dora Krstulovic tripped up the No. 9 Wildcat duo of Mlakar and sophomore Debbie Larocque.